Chasing down a cure for lung cancer, one mile at a time

On November 2, 1931, on a farm in County Mayo, Ireland, Kathleen O’Connor was born.

She was one of seven children, and she learned at a very young age how tough life can be. Her mother died when she was 11 and she, her siblings, and father simply had to do what it takes to make things work.

The family persevered, and Kathleen eventually came to the United States in 1955. Here, she met my Dad, built a family and they lived happily ever after. Until that damn diagnosis.